I see you all are judging the lady that she must not blame her father for all that she failed to achieve.. Just because you had strength to get through your situation it doesn't mean the other person who fails to do so is a failure.. We respond differently to situations.. It's more harder when you have no one to talk to.. The lady is positive just that she lacks support and motivation

It's sad to see so many people judge the first lady. Not everyone can handle rejection. She is broken.

I've learned nt to never judge how someone deals with pain or rejection if she couldn't cope enough to finish school that's her journey only she can understand

Before we judge the first lady..... Let all men out there understand this.... Stop persuing girls for sexual purposes this is what happens at the end, us as parents must be there for our kids and I am not holy I am raising a daughter out of wedlock but I am looking after her and her mom coz I added this burden on them. I don't want my daughter to to go through this ever. This thing is a huge lesson for us as men. To women out there stop falling for us men not knowing our intentions and not knowing your stand point kids suffer the most

Eish Lerato has been through a lot!!! I pray for her she leaves drugs and study hard. She sounds intelligent and determined. I hope finding her father would would make her a better person.

The comments towards the first story are rather upsetting but i blame the ignorance on South Africa's education system. Do yourselves a favour, pick up a psychology book and read. People react differently to situations. She already mentioned that the mother is abusive, then no father to possibly be patient with her during adolescence. Listen to understand bantu but for most online bullies is just a matter of running away from your own troubles, being mean to the next person to feel better about yourself. Alcohol is also a drug, smoking just cigarettes is also a form of coping, sex addiction etc. Don't tear the next person down because you haven't done the same. khumbulekhaya should be opening your eyes to such matters. VUKANI HLE

These fathers are so nice. God bless them. I really feel for the 2nd dad. He’s so humble and honest about the situation but the kids aren’t having it. Eish.

the 2nd story, It takes a man to do what this guy did. He confessed his wrongs and asked for forgiveness without looking for excuses or blaming others.

Good luck Lerato. I just love you for your braveness. And your father is a gentleman. ♥️🙏

This is my job every day but in a different country and environment. The advantage nge African culture yikuthi we have extended families who help us in bringing up our children. Whereas here in UK, social services takes over and abantwana bakhulele kuma foster and supported living. I pray one day God uses me to come back home and give back what I have learnt and appreciate ubuntu bethu

I am so proud of u Richard salute my brother if I can turn back the time n have my dad back, a dad it's a most important part of life

Ngokuzwa kwam uthi umama bekangamphathi njengalabanye abantwana thats y waze wenza izinto ezibhedayo 😕abanye abazali bayakwazi ukungathandi iyngani zabo ngokungafan

While i agree that its not easy growing up without your parents but that is not a reason u can use to misbehave...i grew up without knowing my father n used my mothers surname up to today n to make things worse i never had a chance to be raised by my mother too n was raised by my dear grandma..may her soul rest in peace..However inspite of all those circumstances i was able to finish school n go to university n even got married n now am raising my own 3 kids that i live so much n trying by all means to give them d love i never had...what am trying to say is this ..let us use our painful backgrounds as a stepping stone to success ..my painful background encouraged me that i want to be independent so guys stop blaming your absent parents for your wrong choices in life ..i have been through it n others like me ..lets teach these absent heartless parents a lesdon that noma basilahla but uNkulunkulu wasithwala n led us to be successful ..yes i understand its painful i know it n have been through a lot of hardships but God never let me down indeed He is the father of the fatherless..lets try our best to rise up above stormy waters...

The second story..🙆🏾‍♀️ this is how u roast a dead bit father.🤣😂

I passed my matric so well without knowing my father I'm doing well in varsity without him girls let's no fool ourselves

A trillion thanks for uploading the videos. This is real life.

I m so happy for this young lady . Hope her dad will help her to turn he life around

God sees the heart more than anything, the second story touched me so much and I pray that God gives them strength to forgive and let go. Better a man who humbles himself to those he wronged, than one who doesn’t do anything at all. ❤️❤️❤️Sending love and light 🌸

How you turn out in life is fully your responsibility mtase stop blaming other people for your mistakes because you'll never change once u start looking for people to blame with the decisions you make.

Please young lady, I have worked in drug and alcohol rehabilitation. This is a journey you may have to do between you and God. If your father doesn't live up to your expectations know that you are strong enough and valuable enough to continue to complete recovery alone if necessary. God bless you. I'm rooting for you from a whole different continent, lots of people will be rooting for you in spirit and praying for you. God bless you sweetheart.

I like how the father is willing to help her out and actually wants to see her in a healthy environment. mara moghel😁. She's promising and has planned a lot, I hope it all falls on that path. planning too much is not good

I salute Mr Maripa wish all fathers can give their kids support

Second story please guys forgive the old man he was so humble but Richard ngatsi sowuva buhlungu when the old man cry . Am happy for you Guys nimutfole asaphila and to God be the Glory .

Dnt blame ur parents for what ddnt archive, i grow up without any support from my father' , i passed matric and now am working, life is going on

being absence of your father in your life does not mean that do bad things even if your father was present by the time its wouldnt stop you from smoking or drinking so do not blame your father for your wrong doing but face reality what you did was wrong

The first girl has deeper issues I'm glad uthole ubabakhe

Yoh the second episode ‼️‼️ the definition of a Dead bit dad‼️

Ncooooo Lerato😓😓 all the best ma love👏👏👏 wow ngiyamjabulela🤗🤗

The second gentleman humbled himself before his kids.

I REALISED THAT MOST OF MARATHON FATHERS ARE 100% BIOLOGICAL FATHERS 😭😭😭🙆‍♂️🙆‍♂️

I'm not judging her but I wonder if she'll change after she find her father

They look alike lerato and her daddy😍

Her mum was angry with the father through umtwana. Bo mama, we need to be close to our children sikhulume nabo be accessible to our children

Drugs is by choice.i love how she likes school she can change

Syabongela cc ngoba sewumtholile ubabwakho........kodwa awuyeke ukukhuluma kakhulu.........okuhle ukut ubabwakho uzmisele ukulungisa yonkento......

i dont have a father and my mother and i dont have a home either but i studied hard not having a father is not an excuse bathong ngikhule ngihlukunyezwa and lokho akaze kungivimbe ngilale 2 days ngingadlile ngvuke ngyeskoleni

She is not revelling much beside ukubhema lokungezwa kwakhe........But did you guys listen when she said she has done matric so much to try and better herself but all invain...desire is there but something more to it than what she is saying.....so people stop judging her.......

You are such a wonderful father wish you luck

First lady daddy's copy

It's a mother's duty to connect a child with his/her father worse when the child is keen to know the other side of her family. If you treat a child differently from the other children then you expect them to be well behaved? It's easy to pass judgement when you are not on someone's shoes. Most moms on this program always support their kids when they are looking for their dads but Lerato's mum failed to say anything on camera....just a few words🤔

What a touching story,yingakho ngingasoze ngazlahla izingane zami.

Okumangazako , banengi abacedileko iskolo 2.Banengi abanga bhemi abangamazi obaba babo . Leyo yona akusizo usizathu leso Le mbhedo yidodi leyo banengi abanga bazi aboyise kodwa baphumelele... ( uloko uzihlupha ngoba naku yena akana ndaba nawe , y uzi hlupha???)

Ukungabaz abazali bakho akusikona okukwenza wenze izinto ezimbi why ungalwelwi ukushitsha impilo yakho wht if noma sewubatholile nabo bawumthwalo badinga usizo kuwe lm 32 years angmaz ubaba but ngikhonile kukhulu kanzima yebo ngiyavuma but ngalwa ngakhela bantwana bam umuz 2boyz life goes on

This man left his children after they had just lost their mother... now that’s evil

The second man really touched my heart. He is only the second father I have seen apologizing with such sincerity and regret. You could see he was really ashamed of himself. I wish them all the best. God bless them all. For those parents who have children growing up without them, it is never too late. Seek them out, make amends.

Wow baby gurl i feel ur pain ur dad will support u❤️❤️❤️

Thank you admin

Drugs and matric don't go together! Is either you pass drugs or you pass matric. You can't pass both!!

2000s are now looking for their father's, with how things are done nowadays they are still gonna look for them😕

Syabonga Admin 👏👏👏

Thanks admin

so imatric ifumaneka ngotata,hayi sisi khowume kancinci thetha enyinto

I pray to all the helpless souls to find peace... find peace at all you do... Yahweh have mercy my lord. Have mercy. Peace be upon all the downtrodden

Family is more important 🙏🙏🙏

She is a soldier and I wish her well.

Looks like she needs advice on choosing her career options, if the academic world is a struggle why not focus on hands-on courses like interior design, chef etc.

Creapy how my late's sister's name is Ida and I'm Hilda and we have a Richard in my family 😩😂issthumashii

Wow so u r smoking bcos u dot knw ur father 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

Ey uyabheda Cc wena ubuziphathelwe ukusa nja, other gal they doing well in love without their father Mxm usbhedela la

This girl is not bad because she still wants to do good things for her mum. This man Maripa seems to be a good man but he's coming in sekumoshekile

Touched by Lerato's story! Only if her mother had raised her in a different way,

Allisaa ntate oooo bambalwa bontate batsebang hokopa tswarelo baneng bahae ubontsha tumelo nnetiiii tswaranang jwalooo

The father in the second story does not have valid reasons but at least he realises that he made mistakes and he is asking for forgiveness. I hope that his children would forgive him and move forward

Leave your alone he said hes sorry guys. The lady is way too pompous. She must cool the brother knows that his dad is sorry and I feel for his dad shems

By your own self

So the young lady from the 1st video 2:55 started smoking simply because she didn't know her father?

So u started smoking because you didn't know your father?😳 usile lomtana

Ndasvimha misodzi nhasi, mwari pindirai muhupeny hwevana ava

I'll never understand how people blame absent fathers for their failures. My dad wasn't around, I didn't turn to drugs, I finished my matric and pushed to get into uni. Was it hard? Hell yeah. But I know that life is in my hands not my dad's. I hope she realizes this and starts pushing her life. She's still young

God bless them

Dankie Admin🙏❤

but i understand that not having a parent is sad....but ukuthi ngabhema ngoba ubaba ngingamazi.....you must not destroy your life because your dad is not there....what if you dont find him.... The first girl i guess she has been in the wrong company....

A full 30 years 😲😲😲😲

I cannot express how much contempt I have firstly, for absentee parents who criticize the present parent and secondly, newly found parents who make promises they clearly have no means of fulfilling, and thirdly absentee parents who not only abandon their young children, but then leave them in the position of seeking them out as broken hearted adults. Have some decency and seek out your children, try to make amends even if you are ultimately rejected. Don't give children your responsibilities as parents, PLEASE!

Doing drugs bcs you don’t know your father that is not an excuse that was your choice honey and you wanna be police officer good luck with that one and getting clean from the drugs.

This is sad. Black community we need a lot of healing to do for our generation

I'm from Rusty and this part killed me, cos there's no Taung in Rusty and there's no Pampierstaat in Taung Pampierstaat is in Northern Cape 25:39

Thank You Admin 🌹

You go to sleep, you wake up and its 30 years later. You forgot all about your kids, life went on and they had to carry the struggles of life alone 💔💔 But who am I to judge 🤷🏿‍♀️

Second story, the father showed that he accept his mistakes...but the lady hayi ukwatile...wena ukhana udla amabele.....Richard is a humble man....the second day shows really remorce and regret

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This is bull shit , that not a proper reason to smoke drags... Theres a lot of children who were don't know her /his parent.... Banengi abanga bazi abazali babo kodwana baphumelele Wena nje wenza ngamabomu

What an emotional time the 2nd man. God bless him.

The opening story though...eish

Did she leave Dr*gs?

Girl you are full of excuses, drugs are drugs

Kids sometimes don't seem to understand dad was hospitalized and rest assured you don't know how he feel it's like he neglected them, trueth is not question remain how how would he enter homestead of kids grand

Hello as the man in the second story was looking for a father in the letsholo family.. Am also looking for my brother's kid a girl her name is khutso letsholo her mother is violet letsholo they also were from rusternburg🙏

Ufunde ke Dali... imbuzi ayizokubhalela amaexam. Sibulela ukuthi umtholile ubaba

Looking at the dad, do you think he will help him pass matric😂😂😂. Sit your ass down girl amd STUDY!!!!!!!!

People go through issues differently. We react ngendlela ezinga fani

Lol bathi lama drugs ukhona ukuyekela sisi??? Lol anghleki yazi 🤣😂 eish but quitting drugs it's not easy I know, I'm also struggling to quit the my depression pills it's so not easy it's a drug

Yoh Richard's father 😭😭

Lerato is brave

Agona ditulo kamooo

Second father , foolish father

If someone acknowledges they have anger and don't change their behaviour, it means they are deliberately misbehaving Girl from first story ga a serious waitse

unless there are deeper reasons the father on the 2nd story he can't tell on tv. He should just leave the church and start killing and witching, cause this is pure evil.

Second part😭😭😭

the first lady wa balabala man ... she need to learn to listen .